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Kara graduated from West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) in Canyon, TX with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a certificate in Neuroscience in 2014. She went on to earn her Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, TX, in the laboratory of Yogi Wairkar. Her dissertation focused on understanding the mechanisms that govern the localization and assembly of the active zone- a presynaptic specialization that is required for the efficacious release of neurotransmitters, and how these mechanisms break down in many neurological disorders leading to synapse loss. While at UTMB, she gained experience in a host of techniques including confocal and super-resolution imaging, electron microscopy, electrophysiology, and genetic approaches of translational neuroscience.
In the Riegel Lab, she uses her expertise in synapses to investigate how altered calcium homeostasis following drug-induced persistent neuronal excitability can alter synaptic structure and strength. By learning more about these processes, she hopes to understand how addictive drugs, including opioids, can influence synaptic structure and function and how these changes can trigger relapse.
Outside of the lab, she likes to spend time with her husband, son, and her two cats. She also enjoys exploring Arizona’s deserts, mountains, and dark skies.
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Esteban S. Urena,Cody C. Diezel, Mauricio Serna,Grace Hala’ufia,Lisa Majuta,Kara R. Barber,Todd W. Vanderah,Arthur C. Riegel
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2023)
bioRxiv the preprint server for biology (2023)
Esteban S Urena,Cody C Diezel, Mauricio Serna,Grace Hala'ufia,Lisa Majuta,Kara R Barber,Todd W Vanderah,Arthur C Riegel
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2023)
Velia S Vizcarra,Kara R Barber, Gabriela Franca-Solomon,Lisa Majuta,Angela Smith,Paul R Langlais,Tally M Largent-Milnes,Todd W Vanderah,Arthur C Riegel
Neuroscience letters (2022): 136864-136864
Kara R. Barber, Julia Tanquary,Keegan Bush, Amanda Shaw,Michael Woodson,Michael B. Sherman,Yogesh P. Wairkar
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